49 and reflecting

My Prayer to the Father, August 15, 2012

Heavenly FatherMy cup overflows with Your love;You who give me all that I have keep giving me more.Father, You have blessed me Beyond measure.Father, You have given meSuch a place Within Your mind and heartSo filled with Your Love and goodnessThat I am overflowing with it,And it’s strengthAnd it’s beautyAnd it’s purposeIs something that I cannot Ignore.

Heavenly FatherYou have given me Streams of living water;You have made meA fountain that overflowsWith love& joy& peace& strength& faith& trust.You have given me WisdomAnd Knowledge.You have given meIn my inward partsTruth!

Heavenly FatherAll that is beautifulI have Because You have given It to me.You have held no goodHonorableBeautifulPraise worthyThing from me.You have given me thatGreatest gift;That most treasured,And precious giftThat shines upon my soulBrighter than the Brightest lightIn My belovedLord and SaviorJesus.

Heavenly FatherI come to You tonightAnd I ask YouIn the name of He who isHoly and Perfect and TrueIn the name of Jesus.Father I ask YouTo do only what You can;FatherI pray for my brothers and sistersIn ChristWho have stood beneathThe cleansing floodOf His precious blood,And I ask YouTo give to them what You have so graciously givenTo me.Father, I pray that You do whateverYou have to doTo bring them to the pointWhere they, tooCan feel the cup of joyOverflowing within them.FatherMake their light to shineIn the darkness;Make their lifeA beacon , a lighthouseThat can safely guideThose who stillSail upon stormy seas.

Heavenly FatherI see so many of my belovedBrothers and sistersStuck in the quicksand Of this grasping world Struggling and in despairWanting and wanting to let goOf sin.Trying to hold onAnd let goTo that which should itMaintain it’s graspWill lead themWhere no one should haveTo go.

Heavenly FatherI beg You to send Those of your childrenWho have Your strengthAnd Your loveAnd Your truthFlowing ever onwardsIn and through themTo thoseWhom You loveTo pull them from the Quagmire.

Heavenly FatherSend Your faithful servantsWith their loins girt with Your truthAnd their feet shod with thePreparation of the Gospel of peace,And wearing the helmet of their salvationUpon their heads;With their shields of faith,With their breastplates of righteousness,And With their mighty swords,And let them Stand before and aroundYour little ones,And let them cut a swatheThrough the clutching handsOf evilTo clear the pathTo where You are ever waiting.

Heavenly FatherShow Your ChildrenAll Your ChildrenThat Love is mighty;Love is true;Love seeks not it’s own wayBut the way for others;Show them loveHolds no hand with compromise;But stands against itEver ready with the truth.Show them loveIs not to embrace or yieldTo evilBut to confront itAnd to turn from it’s pathThose who walk upon it.